Thursday, 13 December 2012

cupcake


cupcake



INGREDIENTS

150g butter, softened

150g caster sugar

150g self-raising flour

3 medium eggs

2tbsp milk

Few drops of vanilla extract

12-hole bun tray, lined with

paper cases

Method

Set the oven to gas mark 5 or 190°C.

Place all the ingredients in a bowl and beat until smooth.

Divide the mixture between the paper cases, and bake in the centre of the oven for 15-18 mins, or until the cakes have risen and are just firm to the touch in the centre.

Remove cakes from the oven, transfer them to a wire rack to cool.

Mango Soufflé by shireen

                                            Mango SoufflĂ©

      Ingredients

      Evaporated milk (chilled) 1 large tin

      Mango jelly 1 packet

      Mango puree 1 cup

      Castor sugar 4 tbsp

      Fresh cream 4 ounce + 4 ounce

      Gelatin powder 1 tbsp

      (dissolve it in ¼ cup water)

      Rafhan Custard powder 1 tbsp

      Method

      Put all together in a blender. Blend for 2 minutes. Chill till firm. Decorate with fresh cream and mangoes.

MAPLE WALNUT PIE by shireen

                                           Maple walnut pie

      Ingredients for short crust pastry

      Butter 5 ounces

      Icing sugar 4 ounces

      Egg 1

      Flour 7 ounces

      Vanilla essence few drops

      Ingredients for filling

      Eggs 3

      Sugar 5 tbsp

      Maple syrup 1 cup

      Butter melted 3 tbsp

      Vanilla essence ½ tsp

      Walnuts coarsely chopped 1 ½ cup

      Method for short crust pastry

      In a mixing bowl beat 5 ounces butter and 4 ounces icing sugar till fluffy, add 1 egg and few drops of vanilla essence, fold in 7 ounces flour, mix well and leave to chill for 30 minutes. Then press into un greased 9 inches pie plate, prick with fork and bake blind for 10 minutes, remove cool and add filling. Re-bake on NO:5 for 40 minutes.

      Method for filling

      In a bowl beat 3 eggs and 5 tbsp sugar until smooth, add 1 cup maple syrup, 3 tbsp melted butter, ½ tsp vanilla essence and 1-1/2 cup walnut.

     

 the substitute of maple syrup is honey:)
    

Cauliflower Manchurian by shireen

                          Cauliflower Manchurian

Ingredients

Cauliflower 250 gm

Flour ¼ cup

Corn flour 4 tbsp heaped

Salt ½ tsp

Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp heaped

Garlic chopped 1 tbsp

Chopped onion 1 cup

Green Chile chopped 2

Coriander leaves chopped 2 tbsp

Soya sauce 2 tbsp

Ketchup ½ cup

Vinegar 2 tbsp

Sugar 1 tbsp

Oil ¼ cup

Method

Make a paste of ¼ cup flour, 4 tbsp corn flour, ½ tsp salt, 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste and about ½ cup chilled water, dip the cauliflower florets in this paste and deep fry till golden brown and crisp. Remove keep aside, heat a ¼ cup in a wok and add 1 tbsp chopped garlic fry till light golden add 1 cup chopped onion and 2 chopped green chilies to it, now add 2 tbsp soya sauce, ½ cup ketchup, 2 tbsp vinegar and 1 tbsp sugar to it, add fried cauliflower to the mixture and mix well, garnish with 2 tbsp coriander leaves, serve hot.


note forgot to mention that the cauliflower gets double fry
 fried the cauliflower twice. first she fried it and again before putting it on the manchurian mix she fried it for the second time, this way the cauliflower gets crunchy!!!

 double fry meaning first you fry and when u think its done remove it and keep aside, then fry again for few more minutes for it to be more golden and stiff.


double fry meaning first you fry and when u think its done remove it and keep aside, then fry again for few more minutes for it to be more golden and stiff.


Sweet pan cake rolls

Sweet pan cake rolls

Ingredients for pan cakes

Flour 1 ½ cup

Salt ½ tsp

Eggs 2

Water 1 cup

Ingredients for filling

Fresh coconut grated 2 cups

Sugar 4 tbsp heaped

Almonds chopped ½ cup

Pistachio chopped ½ cup

Cardamom powder 1 tsp

Method

In a bowl mix together coconut grated, sugar, chopped almonds and pistachio, cardamom powder and mix all well.

Method for pan cakes

In a bowl make batter with flour, eggs, and water to a medium consistency. Heat non stick frying pan. Add ¼ cup batter to the frying pan and make pan cakes, remove, cool fill with filling, serve cold.

papri by shireen

Ingredients for Papri

Plain flour 1 cup

Wheat flour 1 cup

Oil 2 tbsp

Water ½ cup

Salt pinch

Oil for frying

Potatoes 2 chopped & boiled

Chick peas 1 cup boiled

Chaat masala 1 tsp

Roasted cumin crushed 1 tsp

Crushed red pepper 1 tsp

Salt 1 tsp

Yogurt 4 cups

Caster sugar 4 tbsp

Salt ½ tsp

Water ½ cup

Sweet chutney ½ cup

Green chutney ½ cup

Method for Papdi:

In a bowl mix both flours and add oil .Mix with finger tips, add water and

Knead to form a stiff dough. Roll out into small papdi’s

Prick them with a fork and deep fry on low heat till light brown and crisp.

Parda Chilman Biryani by shireen

                                          Parda Chilman Biryani

      Ingredients

      Chicken boneless cubes ½ kg

      Rice ½ kg

      Whole spices 1 tbsp

      Black cumin ½ tsp

      Cream ¼ cup

      Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

      Salt ½ tsp

      Chili powder 2 tsp

      All spice powder 1 tsp

      Onion brown 4 tbsp

      Nutmeg ground ¼ tsp

      Mace ground ¼ tsp

      Green cardamom ground ¼ tsp

      Lemon juice 1 tbsp

      Coriander leaves 2 tbsp

      Mint leaves 1 tbsp

      Yogurt 1 ½ cup

      Cream 2 tbsp

      Milk 2 tbsp

      Saffron ¼ tsp

      Kewra water 1 tsp

      Oil ¼ cup

      Whole red chilies 6

      Ingredients for short crust

      Flour 2 cups

      Butter 5 ounces

      Salt ¼ tsp

      Egg 1 beaten

      Water to knead

      Method

      Soak ½ kg rice for ½ hour.Then boil rice with 1 tbsp whole spices and 1 tbsp salt till half done, drain and keep aside. Beat 1 ½ cup yogurt and divide into 2 portions. In one portion mix ¼ tsp saffron, 2 tbsp cream, 2 tbsp milk and 1 tsp kewra, also add in 2 tbsp coriander and 1 tbsp mint leaves. Leave the other portion plain. Heat ¼ cup oil in a pan, add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, 2 tsp chili powder, ½ tsp salt, 4tbsp brown onion, and fry for two minutes. Add ½ kg chicken cubes then add plain yogurt with 1 tsp all spice powder and 6 whole red chilies, cover and cook till chicken is done and the oil comes on top. Lastly add in ground ¼ tsp nutmeg, ¼ tsp mace and ¼ tsp green cardamom.

      To assemble the biryani

      Grease the base of an oven proof dish, spread the half chicken mixture, then spread the half yogurt mixture. Spread a layer of the half boiled rice. Cover this once again with chicken then remaining rice and then remaining yogurt mixture, also add 1 tbsp lemon juice. Now cover the rice with the prepared short crust dough, seal the edges, Brush well with beaten egg and bake in the oven for 20 minutes on NO: 3 or 150 degree C. serve hot.

      Method for short crust

      Sieve 2 cups flour with ¼ tsp salt, mix in 5 ounces butter then add 1 beaten egg, knead to a dough with water as required.


note no lid danay ki zaroorat nahi ha yah asay hi direct bake hogi jab tak crust golden ho or rice ko daam ajay ga